Book Reviews Of The Month – Earp: Saints for Sinners #2

Earp: Saints for Sinners #2 of 5

Radical Comics

Writers: M. Zachary Sherman & Matt Cirulnick

Art: Colin Lorimer

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the Earps, Doc Holiday and Jesse James were in our time? Or they were in a different time? That is what Earp: Saints for Sinners goes off of. The Earps and Doc have retired and opened a casino in Las Vegas. They have the usual competition and, on top of that, The Pinkertons want protection money. Add onto this, the hottest woman in the city, who’s a performer at a rivals club, has the hots for Wyatt. A real fun time all around and one a fun way to live out your retirement.

This book made me think a bit. When I first started reading it, I was expecting it to be decedents of the Earp clan, but it’s told that these are the actual gunslingers from the old west. That took me a bit to get used to as I read. But as I kept reading, I was able to get past that and wanted to see what happens. From what I remember about the Earp’s real history, they were trying to settle down and run a casino to retire but the Cowboys had different ideas. So this book runs along those same lines.

I really have to say, other than that one bit I told you about, this book is something to read. The art works in the story. You can feel the tension in the performance hall when something happens. You can smell the smoke in the air in the casino. I want that when I’m reading. Each character’s dialog fits and makes sense; I’m big on that, so I point it out. The cover drew me in and it went from there. In my humble opinion, follow the Earps into the fight and let them take you on a ride you’ll enjoy. I know I will.